SB2017050844 - IBM Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) update for Ncurses
Published: May 8, 2017 Updated: February 18, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050844
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13733)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c due to an illegal address access. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.